'El Mago de las Fritas' on Serious Eats

When James Beard award-winning chef Michael Schwartz opened Michael's Genuine Food & Drink in Miami in 2007, he brought traditional American comfort food to a city often associated with Cuban and Caribbean cuisine. The Philadelphia native is blooming in Florida, asserting his influence over the local, seasonal ingredients often passed over by other Sunshine State chefs and using them to create inspiring, accessible food. Here are Michael's top five Miami burgers. More

Last night at the end of a fundraising trip, President Obama visited the over 25-year-old Cuban burger joint El Mago de las Fritas in Miami. He ordered one frita and five fritas with cheese, says Burger Beast. [via NBC Miami]... More